Key case



July 12, 1955 F. M. GLASS ETAL 2,712,344

KEY CASE Filed NOV. 23, 1953 F lore/me M. Glass Leon E. Glass INVENTORS.

United States Patent Q KEY CASE Florence M. Glass and Leon E. Glass,Northbrook, 11!. Application November 23, 1953, Serial No. 393,554

3 Claims. (Cl. 15tl40) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in foldable key cases and more particularly to a casecomposed of multiple foldable sections and wherein at least two of thesections are equipped wih means for attaching a group of keys theretowhereby the case may be partly open for using the keys of one group, orthe case may be fully opened in order to use the keys of the secondgroup.

The primary object of invention is to provide a 01";- able key case forenclosing two separate groups of keys and the keys of one group whichare more frequently used may be accessible while the portion of the casecontaining the remaining keys will remain closed.

Another object is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the case completely open toprovide access to all of the keys;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing one section of the case closed whilethe other section remains open;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing both sections of the case closedand with the flap open; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the flap in closed position.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of our inventionthe numeral 5 designates a foldable key case preferably of laminatedleather construction and of substantially rectangular shape and foldablealong the parallel transverse lines 6, 7 and 8 whi h define an outerfoldable section 9, an intermediate foldable section 10, an innerfoldable section 11 and a foldable flap 12.

The upper surface of the outer section 9 is provided with a plurality ofkey attaching loops 13 of a conve tional construction and secured as aunit to the key case and the key holders 13 are positioned adjacent onelongitudinal edge of the key case.

A similar group of key holding loops 14 are attached to the innerfoldable section 11 adjacent the other longi tudinal edge of the case toreduce the tendency of the case to bulge at one edge when the sectionsthereof are folded one upon the other.

The outer section 9 of the key case is folded inwardly upon theintermediate section 10 and secured to each other in closed position bysnap fasteners 15. The folded sections 9 and 10 may then be foldedinwardly along the fold line 7 upon the inner section 11 and the flapice 12 may then be folded on top of the folded sections 9, 10 and 11 andsecured in closed position by a snap fastener 16.

By opening the flap 12 the closed sections 9 and 10 may be unfolded fromthe section 11 to expose a group of keys (not shown) which are attachedto the loops 14 and a selected key of said group may then be used whilethe group of keys (not shown) which are attached to the loops 13 remainin closed position. When it is desired to use the last named group ofkeys the section 9 is detached from the section 10 to fully open thecase in a position as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing and the keys ofeither of the groups may then be used.

A leather pocket 17 may be secured to the inner surface of the outersection 9 for holding an identification card or the like.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A key case comprising a flat body of foldable material and foldablealong parallel lines defining an outer section, an intermediate sectionand an inner section, said outer section being foldable on top of theintermediate section and said last two named sections being foldable asa unit on top of said inner section, key attaching means carried by saidinner and outer sections, said intermediate section being blank, andmeans securing said sections in folded position.

2. A key case comprising a flat body of foldable material and foldablealong parallel lines defining an outer section, an intermediate sectionand an inner section, said outer section being foldable on top of theintermediate section and said last two named sections being foldable asa unit on top of said inner section, key at taching means carried bysaid inner and outer sections, said intermediate section being blank, 21foldable flap united with said inner section, and means securing theflap in folded position to the uppermost of said folded sections.

3. A key case comprising a flat body of foldable material and foldablealong parallel lines defining an outer section, an intermediate sectionand an inner section, key attaching means on the upper surfaces of boththe inner and outer sections, said intermediate section being blank,means securing said outer section in closed folded position on top ofthe intermediate section, said closed outer and intermediate sectionsbeing foldable as a unit on top of the inner section, a foldable fiapunited with the inner section, and means securing the flap in closedposition to the intermediate section to secure all of the sections inclosed position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,712,777 Samson May 14, 1929 1,760,469 Bock May 27, 1930 2,360,675Hawes Oct. 17, 1944 2,545,012 Wohl Mar. 13, 1951 2,605,802 Baldwin Aug.5, 1952

